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Where does “Horvath” come from?

Horvath is a Hungarian surname derived from horvát, meaning "Croatian," which comes from Serbo-Croatian Hrvat, ultimately from Proto-Slavic xъrvat(in)ъ.

Ancestry of “Horvath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianHorváth—
2HungarianhorvátCroatian
3Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
4Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat
Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →